Curtain-hanger



(No Model) J ALTMAN.

CURTAIN HANGER.

No. 586,152. Patented July 13, 1897.

NITED STATES JOSEPHINE ALTMAN, OF UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CURTAIN-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,152, dated July 13,1897. Application filed August '7, 1896. $eria1 No. 602,066. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPHINE ALTMAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to a device for supporting curtains, moreparticularly lace curtains.

It consists of a pair of needles or wires of adjustable length, uponwhich the curtain is first hung or fastened, and of a device lo catedupon each side of the window and movable vertically, to which thesesupporting wires or needles are attached.

The construction and particular parts of my device will be pointed outmore specifically in the following specification, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings,

forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 shows my device as attached toa window. Fig. 2 is an edge View of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail showingthe needles and their supporting device. Fig. i is an edge view of thesame.

The object of my invention is to provide means for hanging curtainswhich will make it unnecessary to climb to the top of the win- (low inorder to adjust the curtains thereon, and one in which the curtains maybe readily removed for any purpose desired.

The needles or wires upon which the cur tain is directly fastenedconsist of two parts.

The first is a small tube A. This is bent in the middle so that the twohalves lie parallel to each other and close together. The other half ofthe needle consists of a wire B, similarly bent and adapted to fit inthe tubes of the first half. This wire should fit in said tubes snugly,so that there will not be any excessive tendency for it to come out. The

two ends should be made of a length about equal to the width of thenarrowest window upon which it is likely to be used. By pushing oneentirely within the other they may be used for such a window. Bywithdrawing one from the other they may be used for a windowconsiderably Wider.

Upon each side of the window is fastened a vertical tube 0. This is asmall tube which is slotted on one side throughout its length. Itextends from the top of the upper sash down to about the top of thelower sash, or to such a point that it may be reached easily from thefloor. At the lower end a ring or staple D is fixed to the window. Thisentirely surrounds the rod and prevents the sliding piece from fallingout. The ring is also provided with a set-screw E for holding thesliding rod at any point. Within this tube is placed a round rod F. Thisrod is a little longer than the tube 0. At its upper end it is bent toone side and flattened, so that this flattened portion may slide in theslot 0 of the tube 0. This flattened portion is bent forward and upward,so as to form a bracket F for the support of the needles upon which thecurtain is hung. Upon the front surface of this bracket is placed aretaining-spring G. This consists of a thin piece of metal, which isfastened at one end only and projects very slightly beyond the surfaceof the bracket. The needles may be inserted back of this spring and areheld in place thereby.

When it is desired to hang the curtains, the needles are removed and thecurtains are fastened thereto, the draping being done at the same time.This work is done while the needles are removed from the window and doesnot require any stretching to reach the same or any step-ladder. Infact, it may be done while a person is sitting down. At this time thecurtains are draped in any way desired and fastened to the needles inany way desired by sewing, pins, or other means. When they are adjustedsatisfactorily, the rods F are drawn down so that the brackets at theupper end are just above the staples or rings D. This places them ineasy reach where the pin may be inserted behind the springs G. The rodsF upon each side of the window are then pushed up until the curtain hasbeen raised to the height desired.

This device makes it possible to fasten the curtain better and moresatisfactorily upon its supporting-pole and without stretching to reachthe same. It also makes it possible to entirely remove the curtainswhenever desired, for washing, redraping, or, if desired, when sweepingthe rooms or cleaning the windows. This is so easily done that they maybe removed many times when it would not otherwise be done. In removingthe curtains for some purposes it would not be necessary to change thedraping or adjustment upon the needles at all. The needles would simplybe taken out and laid to one side with the curtains, and when readywould be replaced in the same way, the draping having been undisturbedthe whole time.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a curtain-fixture, the combination of a curtain-supporting barconsisting of a tube bent in the middle, and having its two sidesclosely parallel, and a wire similarly bent and adapted to have its endsinserted in said tube, with a bracket upon each side of the windowadapted to support the ends of said bar, and means for raising andlowering said bracket at will, substantially as described.

2. In a curtain-fixture, the combination of a curtain-supporting bar,consisting of a tube bent in the middle, and having its two sidesclosely parallel, and a wire similarly bent and adapted to have its endsinserted in said tube, with a supporting device for said barconsistingof a split tube fastened to each side of the window, a rod slidingtherein and bent at its upper ends so as to form a bracket, said bracketbeing sufficiently narrow to pass through the slot in the tube, andmeans for holding said bar at any point in the tube, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribin g witnesses.

J OSEPIIINE ALTMAN.

Witnesses:

CALVIN C. AL'IMAN, CHAS. F. ZINK.

